Traits:
Mr Jones is an extremely irresponsible character, many times, he has left his animals to wither away with no food or water, and this is mainly because he is frequently drunk, and it slips his mind. He is sometimes kind, like when he mixes milk in the mash for the animals occasionally, instead of keeping it all to himself. He is sometimes cruel as well, for example, when he whips the animals. “Mr. Jones, of the manor farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes. With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked of his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs. Jones was already snoring.
Old Major Age: Old (for a pig)
Occupation: Leader of the animals of Manor Farm
Species: porcine (pig)
Traits: Old major is a wise, persuasive pig, he believes that he will soon die, however, he is not worried about it, he thinks that the animals can take care of themselves, without resolving to violence. His speech on the evil mankind that are now neglecting them, states all the wrongs done to animals by humans, Old Major entices the other animals into rebelling against Mr. Jones. When he leads the animals in “Beasts of England”, he is telling them of a world untouched by human hands. That Man is capable only of doing harm and that animals are capable only of doing good. "Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself." "Your resolution must never falter. No argument must lead you astray. Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest....we must not come to resemble him...No animal must ever live in a house or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or touch money, or engage in trade."
Squealer Age: Adolescent/middle aged
Occupation: Napoleon’s mouthpiece
Species: porcine (pig)
Traits: Squealer, a clever pig who, as the animals say, "Could turn black into white." Throughout the novel, he serves as Napoleon's mouthpiece. Every time an act of Napoleon's is questioned by the other animals, Squealer is able to convince the animals that Napoleon is only acting in their best interests and that Napoleon has made great sacrifices for Animal Farm.
His physical "skipping from side to side" during such explanations parallels his "skipping" words. The most outrageous demonstration of his "skipping" is when he convinces the animals that Boxer was taken to a veterinary hospital instead of the knacker's.
"Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure. On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?"
Boxer
Age: Middle aged/old
Occupation: hardest worker on Animal Farm
Species: Equidae (horse)
Traits: Boxer is an amazingly strong animal, which makes up for his naiveté. He is definitely not one of the smartest animals on earth, recall his inability to learn any of the alphabet past the letter D, and therefore can only think in simple slogans, the second of which ("Napoleon is always right") reveals his childlike dependence on an all-knowing leader. Even when he collapses while rebuilding the windmill, his first thoughts are not of himself but of the work: "It is my lung … It does not matter. I think you will be able to finish the windmill without me." His hopes of retiring with Benjamin after his collapse display the extent of his innocence.
Age: Middle aged,
Occupation: farmer, owner of Manor Farm.
Species: human
Traits:
Mr Jones is an extremely irresponsible character, many times, he has left his animals to wither away with no food or water, and this is mainly because he is frequently drunk, and it slips his mind. He is sometimes kind, like when he mixes milk in the mash for the animals occasionally, instead of keeping it all to himself. He is sometimes cruel as well, for example, when he whips the animals.
“Mr. Jones, of the manor farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes. With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked of his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs. Jones was already snoring.
Old Major
Age: Old (for a pig)
Occupation: Leader of the animals of Manor Farm
Species: porcine (pig)
Traits:
Old major is a wise, persuasive pig, he believes that he will soon die, however, he is not worried about it, he thinks that the animals can take care of themselves, without resolving to violence. His speech on the evil mankind that are now neglecting them, states all the wrongs done to animals by humans, Old Major entices the other animals into rebelling against Mr. Jones. When he leads the animals in “Beasts of England”, he is telling them of a world untouched by human hands. That Man is capable only of doing harm and that animals are capable only of doing good.
"Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself."
"Your resolution must never falter. No argument must lead you astray. Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest....we must not come to resemble him...No animal must ever live in a house or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or touch money, or engage in trade."
Squealer
Age: Adolescent/middle aged
Occupation: Napoleon’s mouthpiece
Species: porcine (pig)
Traits:
Squealer, a clever pig who, as the animals say, "Could turn black into white." Throughout the novel, he serves as Napoleon's mouthpiece. Every time an act of Napoleon's is questioned by the other animals, Squealer is able to convince the animals that Napoleon is only acting in their best interests and that Napoleon has made great sacrifices for Animal Farm.
His physical "skipping from side to side" during such explanations parallels his "skipping" words. The most outrageous demonstration of his "skipping" is when he convinces the animals that Boxer was taken to a veterinary hospital instead of the knacker's.
"Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure. On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?"
Boxer
Age: Middle aged/old
Occupation: hardest worker on Animal Farm
Species: Equidae (horse)
Traits: Boxer is an amazingly strong animal, which makes up for his naiveté. He is definitely not one of the smartest animals on earth, recall his inability to learn any of the alphabet past the letter D, and therefore can only think in simple slogans, the second of which ("Napoleon is always right") reveals his childlike dependence on an all-knowing leader. Even when he collapses while rebuilding the windmill, his first thoughts are not of himself but of the work: "It is my lung … It does not matter. I think you will be able to finish the windmill without me." His hopes of retiring with Benjamin after his collapse display the extent of his innocence.
"I will work harder" "Napoleon is always right"